State atlas · filed under MS
Ghost Towns of Mississippi
2,183 sites surveyed across Mississippi. Full records are being verified and charted — the survey marks below are where they'll appear.
✕Charted — click for the recordSurveyed — records pending
Survey note
The federal place-name archive records 2,183 vanished or historical sites in Mississippi — ghost towns, mining camps, townsites, and railroad stops. We chart them a few at a time, as the records can be verified. Every mark on this map is a place that once had a name.
The full survey ledger
Every vanished town the federal archive records in Mississippi — each with its own record page, verified and expanded over time.
AbernathyRankin Co.AckerMonroe Co.AdamsvilleGreene Co.AfricaCoahoma Co.Alder GroveWashington Co.AlesMonroe Co.AlexanderIssaquena Co.AllendaleLowndes Co.Allgoods MillNoxubee Co.AntiochKemper Co.AntiochAttala Co.AponaugAttala Co.ArcadiaIssaquena Co.ArmitageNoxubee Co.AshlandMonroe Co.AshwoodWashington Co.AttalavilleAttala Co.AurisAttala Co.AyanabiKemper Co.BabingtonWalthall Co.BaconChickasaw Co.BafrickRankin Co.BattlefieldNewton Co.BaughCoahoma Co.Bear CreekAttala Co.BeckvilleKemper Co.BeeksMonroe Co.BellsNoxubee Co.BennettHancock Co.BeppoHancock Co.BereaAttala Co.BethelChickasaw Co.BethesdaYazoo Co.BeulahAttala Co.Big LakeNoxubee Co.BissaashaNewton Co.Bluff SpringsAttala Co.Bogue Toocolo ChittoKemper Co.BolivarMonroe Co.Border SpringsLowndes Co.BowlesChickasaw Co.BowlinAttala Co.BranchvilleAttala Co.BrazeliaNoxubee Co.BrevetJasper Co.BristoMonroe Co.BrooklynNoxubee Co.Buena VistaJefferson Co.BurkettsvilleAttala Co.BurnhamRankin Co.BurnsJasper Co.BurtontonCopiah Co.ButtahatchieMonroe Co.CamargoMonroe Co.CampbelltonLee Co.Carson RidgeAttala Co.CartoWalthall Co.CauhornMonroe Co.Cedar CreekLowndes Co.Cedar HillYazoo Co.CenterHancock Co.Center PointTallahatchie Co.Center PointNoxubee Co.Center PointAttala Co.Center RidgeKemper Co.CentrePearl River Co.Chalk BluffChickasaw Co.Chapel HillAttala Co.ChethamsYazoo Co.Chins SpringsLowndes Co.ChitaAttala Co.ChocchumaGrenada Co.ChoctawClarke Co.ChomontakaliKemper Co.ChunkyNewton Co.ClaiborneJasper Co.ClaibornesvilleYazoo Co.ClearyCoahoma Co.CoalerCopiah Co.Coars SpringsCopiah Co.CoatrawNewton Co.ColbertMarshall Co.Cold SpringsWashington Co.ColevilleChickasaw Co.Columbia SpringsMarion Co.ComebyRankin Co.ConcordiaBolivar Co.ConerbyWalthall Co.CongressChickasaw Co.Coon TailMonroe Co.CoonwoodWinston Co.CorrineMonroe Co.Cotton Gin PortMonroe Co.Cow CreekKemper Co.CowpenAttala Co.CrahenSunflower Co.CreekClarke Co.CreviTallahatchie Co.Cross RoadsNoxubee Co.CrowNoxubee Co.Cuthi UckehacaKemper Co.DaneRankin Co.DarnallKemper Co.DavidsonClarke Co.DavisvilleJasper Co.DeaneJefferson Co.DepositWinston Co.DixieNoxubee Co.DobsonRankin Co.DonovanGeorge Co.DoolittleNewton Co.Doty SpringsAttala Co.Double ChurchesJefferson Davis Co.DoverYazoo Co.DredgeWashington Co.East AbeikaKemper Co.East CoongettoKemper Co.East Yazo SkataneKemper Co.EdgefieldAttala Co.EleanorCoahoma Co.EliNoxubee Co.ElizeChickasaw Co.ElonNoxubee Co.EpicoHarrison Co.EtchehomaJasper Co.EubanksGeorge Co.EvergreenNewton Co.FairportNoxubee Co.FairviewNoxubee Co.FarewellsNoxubee Co.Finis HookWinston Co.Fink BineRankin Co.FitchCoahoma Co.FloytonMonroe Co.FlynnLowndes Co.FordsvilleMarion Co.ForrestAttala Co.Forrest CityWashington Co.Fort BayouJackson Co.FortyRankin Co.FoxtrapNoxubee Co.FriendshipAttala Co.GalenSunflower Co.GeorgeRankin Co.GeraldCoahoma Co.GinClarke Co.GladneyvilleMonroe Co.GlendaleCoahoma Co.GlendaleAttala Co.Goose PondMonroe Co.GoshenJasper Co.GrantsvilleNoxubee Co.GrattamLowndes Co.GreenbrierMonroe Co.GreenfieldNewton Co.GregoryAttala Co.Grubb SpringsMonroe Co.Gum RidgeJefferson Co.Haanka UllahKemper Co.HamletJasper Co.HardscrabbleLawrence Co.HarlanNoxubee Co.HarpervilleCopiah Co.Harrs PlaceCoahoma Co.HashuquaNoxubee Co.HatchetteKemper Co.Haw PondJefferson Davis Co.HearteaseHarrison Co.HerbertKemper Co.HerveyClaiborne Co.Hickory FlatChickasaw Co.HiltonYazoo Co.HolihtashaKemper Co.HollandsSharkey Co.HoltJasper Co.HomochittoIssaquena Co.HowellRankin Co.HuntleyJefferson Co.IhrieJefferson Co.IngomarIssaquena Co.IngramCoahoma Co.IrisCoahoma Co.IsabellGeorge Co.Jeff DavisNoxubee Co.Jewells HillJasper Co.JoeRankin Co.JoplinAttala Co.KenoMarion Co.KinnairdCopiah Co.Lake WashingtonWashington Co.LangleyAttala Co.LawrenceMonroe Co.LeedoJefferson Co.LehrtonSunflower Co.Liberty HillAttala Co.LightvilleMarion Co.LindenCopiah Co.LindenRankin Co.LinseyWashington Co.Little RockNewton Co.LiverpoolYazoo Co.LobutchaWinston Co.LocopolisTallahatchie Co.LynwoodRankin Co.MacedoniaAttala Co.MalcolmJefferson Co.MascotCoahoma Co.Mayhoff SpringsClarke Co.McCluneyMonroe Co.McIntyreLowndes Co.MercerAttala Co.MidwayTallahatchie Co.MilroRankin Co.MitchnerTallahatchie Co.MoheganNoxubee Co.MohobaGreene Co.Moon LakeCoahoma Co.MoseleyRankin Co.Mount ZionLowndes Co.MountainGeorge Co.Mountain CreekRankin Co.MunsonAttala Co.MurphreesboroTallahatchie Co.NarkeetaKemper Co.NashvilleLowndes Co.Natchez Under the HillAdams Co.NealsChickasaw Co.NeedmoreTallahatchie Co.NeliaWashington Co.New HolmesvillePike Co.New HopeAttala Co.New HopeAttala Co.New YorkChickasaw Co.NewportChickasaw Co.NewtonvilleAttala Co.North CenterAttala Co.North ForkJefferson Co.North UnionAttala Co.Oak BoweryJasper Co.Oak GroveChickasaw Co.Oak RidgeAttala Co.Oka HulloNewton Co.Oka KapassaNewton Co.Okahta TalaiaNewton Co.OktibbehaKemper Co.Old BassfieldJefferson Davis Co.Old GeorgetownCopiah Co.Old NarkeetahKemper Co.Old ScoobaKemper Co.Old WahalakKemper Co.OpheliaRankin Co.PaducahWashington Co.ParkevilleNoxubee Co.Parks PlaceIssaquena Co.Patrons UnionNewton Co.PattonaClaiborne Co.PaulaNewton Co.PearceYazoo Co.PedenKemper Co.PerkinsvilleWinston Co.PerotaNewton Co.PhoenixJefferson Co.Pierces SpringsClarke Co.PikevilleChickasaw Co.Pilgrims RestAttala Co.Pine GroveOktibbeha Co.PlantersvilleNoxubee Co.Pleasant RidgeAttala Co.PlumvilleYazoo Co.PlymouthLowndes Co.PollockSunflower Co.PopsonsCoahoma Co.Port AndersonWashington Co.Prairie HillLowndes Co.Prairie MountChickasaw Co.PrentissBolivar Co.PrincetonWashington Co.Promised LandSunflower Co.ProspectChickasaw Co.QuayWashington Co.Quins StationPike Co.QuiverSunflower Co.Randalls BluffWinston Co.RandolphWashington Co.RawhideHarrison Co.Red BudKemper Co.RicevillePearl River Co.RichmondRankin Co.RidgeChickasaw Co.RobertsvilleCoahoma Co.RockportAttala Co.Rocky MountKemper Co.RodgersMonroe Co.RoscoeNewton Co.RutherfordAttala Co.RyeMonroe Co.SalemChickasaw Co.Sand HillAttala Co.SareptaClaiborne Co.ScanlonNewton Co.Shady DellRankin Co.Shake RagChickasaw Co.ShankstownJefferson Co.ShaversNoxubee Co.ShelbyClaiborne Co.SheppardtownLeflore Co.ShilohRankin Co.ShrockAttala Co.Shula GroveLowndes Co.ShutersvilleCoahoma Co.Silver LakeWashington Co.SingletonWinston Co.Six TownsNewton Co.SlavoniaGeorge Co.SpinksKemper Co.Spring PlainsClaiborne Co.SpringfieldJefferson Co.StamperNewton Co.State LeveeCoahoma Co.SteeleAttala Co.StephensPike Co.StillonsCoahoma Co.StokesCoahoma Co.StoryJefferson Davis Co.SturdivantTallahatchie Co.SuccessJasper Co.SummervilleNoxubee Co.SundayCoahoma Co.SycamoreChickasaw Co.SykesMonroe Co.TabernacleAttala Co.TallahomaJasper Co.TallowNewton Co.TamburoWashington Co.TaylorsNoxubee Co.Temperence HillMonroe Co.TerrellsMonroe Co.TexasKemper Co.ThompsonAttala Co.ThweattAttala Co.ToomerNewton Co.TrinityLowndes Co.UniontownJefferson Co.UnityAttala Co.UrboNewton Co.ValenaAttala Co.VassarMonroe Co.VolcanNewton Co.VrueJasper Co.WadeSunflower Co.WaldenMonroe Co.WalkiahPearl River Co.WaltoniaSunflower Co.WeemsJasper Co.WesleyMonroe Co.West PortLowndes Co.WestoniaHancock Co.White HouseClarke Co.WickwardNewton Co.WildwoodCoahoma Co.WillcoxMonroe Co.WilsonGreene Co.Wolfe CreekLowndes Co.YamacrawPearl River Co.